Worldwide Confederacy Confederacy Slave Related Mail (North Carolina)
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Lot No:4101
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Confederacy, Slave Related Mail (North Carolina), blue cover carried outside the mails to Surgeon Tracy at Fair Ground Hospital, Raleigh N.C., endorsed "By Jim" which was the slaves name; minor backflap opening tear, Very Fine, a rare use that can be identified as having been hand carried by a slave. Estimate $150 - 200. James Wright Tracy started the war as the Assistant Surgeon for the 37th N.C. Infantry and was later the Surgeon of the 14th N.C. Infantry. The Fair Ground Hospital in Raleigh was a military hospital for North Carolina troops. $0 (Image)